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Site Report: Residence- 217 Marathon Drive, Seward

Site Name: Residence- 217 Marathon Drive, Seward
Address: 217 Marathon Drive, Seward, AK 99664
File Number: 2332.38.038
Hazard ID: 25250
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.123248
Longitude: -149.440455
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

On October 20, 2007 approximately 250 gallons of heating fuel was released to the outside of the residence as well as inside the crawl space of the residence near the furnace. The release occurred outside the residence because the return line to the old UST was still connected to the furnace and the fuel had drained through the line and spilled into the area of the old UST. The release occurred in the crawl space because the new line that was connected to the new above ground heating fuel tank was left unconnected to the furnace. Approximately 100 cubic yards of contaminated soils has been impacted from this release. Approximately 29 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and stored on site.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
10/31/2008 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Alyce Hughey
10/31/2008 Update or Other Action File number 2332.38.038 assigned and entered into the Fileroom Database and the Contaminated Sites Database. Alyce Hughey
10/31/2008 Update or Other Action Lat/Long Obtained using Google Maps. Alyce Hughey
10/31/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78584 name: Heating Fuel Tank Alyce Hughey
11/26/2008 Site Characterization Workplan Approved On November 10, 2008, the Kenai Area Office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Site Characterization Work Plan for the Residence- 217 Marathon Drive site in Seward, Alaska. This work plan was submitted on your behalf by Lisa Krebs (Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group, Inc.). Based upon our review of the work plan, and subsequent discussion and e-mail communications with Lisa Krebs, your work plan for conducting site assessment activities at this site is hereby approved. Don Fritz
1/30/2009 Update or Other Action On January 30, 2009, sent review comments regarding the 1/9/09 Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group report. Don Fritz
7/30/2009 Update or Other Action Staff sent a letter identifying the need for a response to our review of the 1/9/09 report. (On January 9, 2009, the Kenai Area Office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Site Characterization Report for the Residence- 217 Marathon Drive site in Seward, Alaska. This report was submitted on your behalf by Lisa Krebs (Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group, Inc.). On January 30, 2009, the department sent you review comments (copy attached) regarding the Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group report. To date, we have not received a response to our review of the report. We also have not received a work plan for the installation of the proposed monitoring wells. The department is concerned with the lack of recent activities that have occurred at this site. Please have your consultant provide a written response that addresses the review comments identified in our January 30th letter, and a work plan for the proposed additional monitoring wells by August 31, 2009. Please include a timetable for proposed additional work activities.) Don Fritz
10/1/2009 Update or Other Action Staff approved the transport of approximately 55 cubic yards of impacted soil to ASR for thermal remediation. Don Fritz
10/9/2009 Update or Other Action Staff approved ASR request to comingle soils transported to ASR from this project. Don Fritz
11/25/2009 Update or Other Action Staff sent a letter to responsible party requesting additional information be provided in a work plan for additional site work that was submitted/revised 4 times (On October 29, 2009, the Kenai Area Office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Status Update for the Welch Estate corrective action, Seward, Alaska. This letter/plan was submitted on your behalf by Erik Mundahl (Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group, Inc.). Based upon our review of the letter/plan, and subsequent communications with Erik Mundahl, the department received revisions to the letter/plan on November 17, 2009, November 18, 2009, and November 20, 2009. While we concur with the need to install additional monitor wells at this site, and to replace the existing monitoring well, based on our review of the submitted information the department is unable to currently approve of the proposal to install additional monitoring wells at this property. The main difficulty the department is having with the proposal is that it lacks detail that should be included in a work plan that would allow us to know how the monitoring wells are going to be installed, developed, surveyed, and sampled, and how these activities will be documented and reported. In addition, the monitoring well diagram should provide the level of detail necessary to allow us to understand what is being proposed. Please have Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group, Inc. (Travis Peterson) develop a work plan that provides for the installation, development, surveying, and sampling of the proposed monitoring wells, and for the abandonment/replacement of the existing monitoring well. The following comments and concerns identified concerning the November 20, 2009 letter/plan are generated in an effort to assist Travis Peterson in developing a work plan that can be approved by the department: etc.) Don Fritz
2/2/2010 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone call with Erik Mundahl regarding comments/concerns with work plan. Erik will incorporate comments into a revised work plan. Don Fritz
2/24/2010 Cleanup Plan Approved On October 29, 2009, the Kenai Area Office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received a Status Update for the Welch Estate corrective action, Seward, Alaska. This letter/plan was submitted by Erik Mundahl (Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group, Inc.). Based on our review of the letter/plan, and subsequent communications with Erik Mundahl, the department received revisions to the letter/plan on November 17, 2009, November 18, 2009, and November 20, 2009. On January 14, 2010, Erik Mundahl submitted a revised corrective action plan for the above referenced site. Department staff reviewed the work plan and provided comments to Erik Mundahl. On February 2, 2010, a revised corrective action plan was submitted electronically by Erik Mundahl. The February 2, 2010 work plan was conditionally approved. Don Fritz
10/19/2010 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone call with Roy Dudley regarding site issues and the potential for site closure. Roy indicated that he was getting pressure from the insurance company that was paying for the cleanup costs. Roy confirmed that Travis Peterson Environ Consulting Group was working for him and not the insurance company or Seward Plumbing and Heating. Roy felt that the report from Travis Peterson fulfilled the work plan, and the samples came back clean. I explained to Roy that I had reviewed the report, and had identified numerous comments and concerns regarding the report. I discussed vapor issues with Roy, Roy indicated that he had contracted with Davis Restoration who had removed all of the soft material from the house, scrubbed it, and sealed it. Roy indicated that Paul Davis had just recently accomplished this work. I told Roy that if vapor did reenter the house, that a vapor depressurization system could be effectively utilized to keep them from entering the residence, Roy was familiar with systems used for radon abatement. I told Roy that I hoped to have the response letter to the Travis Peterson report issued that day, and that I could e-mail it to him. Roy was anxious to get the site closed, we discussed that even if a second sample of the impacted well came back impacted, that site closure could be sought if his consultant identified that there were no receptors utilizing the groundwater. Don Fritz
10/19/2010 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Provided response letter to September 14th Travis Peterson Environ Consulting Group site characterization report/recommendation for site closure. Numerous comments and concerns with the report and site conditions were identified in the letter that needed to be addressed by the RP. Don Fritz
12/23/2010 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78584 Heating Fuel Tank. Don Fritz
12/23/2010 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78584 Heating Fuel Tank. Don Fritz
2/17/2011 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78584 Heating Fuel Tank. Don Fritz
3/22/2011 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Based on the information provided it was determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site should not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. No further cleanup action is required at this time, provided that onsite groundwater is not used for drinking water. Don Fritz

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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